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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers::People are installing and uninstalling ad blockers in record high numbers as a result of YouTube's anti-ad blocking efforts.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 139 points 10 months ago (17 children)

I used to use AdBlock Plus. I like it specifically because of the Acceptable Ads policy where it allows through ads that are unobtrusive. Because I believe in supporting sites that want to fund themselves, as long as they do it in a way that isn't obnoxious.

But unfortunately ABP hasn't gotten around YouTube's new adblock-wall. So I've switched to uBlock Origin in the meantime. Which unfortunately doesn't do acceptable ads. So well done Google, you've now forced me into a position where I'm blocking more ads than I was before. Very smart.

[–] applecore@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Don’t you have to click an ad to actually support a website like that? Did you ever click? I wouldn’t, but maybe they pay for impressions as well

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 15 points 10 months ago

No, ads are usually paid per thousand impressions.

[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In theory an ad blocker could retrieve the ads in the background and simply not display them.. I'm not sure any actually do currently, but if advertisers are silly enough to pay simply through network traffic it's an option.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

There's a Firefox addon that clicks all of the ads in the background in an attempt to pollute the info pool on what you actually want and also to cost people the click on their ad campaign

[–] Ch0wW@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's perfectly evil in a way! Mind if I ask you what is the extension's name?

[–] Mezzy@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

adnauseam.io

[–] Augustiner@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Can anyone please link it? Seems wild, but interesting…

[–] spiderman@ani.social 1 points 10 months ago

idm that until it clicks some scam ad

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